Justice James W. Brown
1790 - 1861 (70 years)
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Name James W. Brown [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12] Title Justice Born 12 Sep 1790 Probably Kingston, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, USA 
[1, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12, 13] - Per Joan Huston
Gender Male Birth 12 Sep 1791 Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA [4] Birth 12 Sep 1791 Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA [3] Birth 12 Sep 1791 Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA [2] _MILT 1 Feb 1819 [1] Residence 1830 Eaton, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, USA [1, 7] Residence 1830 Eaton, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, USA [10] Residence 1840 Eaton, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, USA [1, 7] Residence 1850 Eaton, Wyoming, Pennsylvania, USA [1, 5, 7, 9] Age: 59; Occupation: Farmer; Industry: Agriculture; RealEstateValue: 5000 Residence 1860 Herrick, Herrickville, Bradford, Pennsylvania, USA [8] Age: 69; Occupation: Farmer; PersonalEstateValue: 1728; RealEstateValue: 5500 Died 29 Jan 1861 East Herrick, Bradford County, Pennsylvania, USA [1, 4, 6, 7, 11, 12] Death 29 Jun 1861 Eatonville, Tunkhannock Township, Wyoming County, Pennsylvania, USA [13] Death 29 Jun 1861 Eatonville, Wyoming, Pennsylvania, USA [2] Death 29 Jun 1861 Eatonville, Wyoming, Pennsylvania, USA [3] Buried Tunkhannock, Wyoming County, Pennsylvania, United States of America [1, 6, 11, 12] Person ID I1677 Brown Genealogy Last Modified 19 Sep 2024
Father Alexander Brown, b. Abt 1733, Probably Sadsbury Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA , d. Abt Jul 1796, Kingston, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, USA (Age ~ 63 years) Relationship natural Mother Mary Tyler, b. UNKNOWN, d. UNKNOWN Relationship natural Family ID F501 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 1 Martha Amelia Ryder, b. 22 Mar 1796, Tunkhannock, Wyoming, Pennsylvania, USA , d. 31 Mar 1837, Eatonville, Wyoming County, Pennsylvania, United States of America (Age 41 years) Married Abt 1815 Eatonville, Tunkhannock Township, Wyoming County, Pennsylvania, USA [13] Children 1. Jane Brown, b. 26 Apr 1816, Eaton, Wyoming, Pennsylvania, USA , d. 6 Aug 1890, Tunkhannock, Wyoming, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 74 years) [natural]2. Caroline Amelia Brown, b. 18 Oct 1818, Eaton, Wyoming, Pennsylvania, USA , d. 4 Mar 1852, Tunkhannock, Wyoming, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 33 years) [natural]3. Asa Ryder Brown, b. 29 Nov 1820, Eaton, Wyoming, Pennsylvania, USA , d. 18 Nov 1883, Herrick, Bradford, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 62 years) [natural]4. Augustine Brown, b. Mar 1823, Eaton, Wyoming, Pennsylvania, USA , d. 28 May 1823, Eaton, Wyoming, Pennsylvania, USA (Age ~ 0 years) [natural]5. Ann Martha Brown, b. 3 Apr 1825, Eaton, Wyoming, Pennsylvania, USA , d. 21 Mar 1885, Tunkhannock, Wyoming, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 59 years) [natural]6. James Washington Brown, b. 31 Aug 1828, Eatonville, Tunkhannock Township, Wyoming County, Pennsylvania, USA , d. 10 Jun 1901, Emporium, Cameron, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 72 years) [natural]7. Mary Brown, b. 1830, Eaton, Wyoming, Pennsylvania, USA , d. 23 Mar 1909, Emporium, Cameron, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 79 years) [natural]8. Alexander Brown, b. 1831, Eaton, Wyoming, Pennsylvania, USA , d. Aug 1835, Eaton, Wyoming, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 4 years) [natural]9. Almira Brown, b. 26 Mar 1833, Pennsylvania, USA , d. 6 Mar 1834, Eaton, Wyoming, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 0 years) [natural]10. Harriet Brown, b. Aug 1835, Eaton, Wyoming, Pennsylvania, USA , d. Aug 1835, Eaton, Wyoming, Pennsylvania, USA (Age ~ 0 years) [natural]Last Modified 19 Sep 2024 Family ID F475 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 2 Mary, b. 3 Apr 1800, d. 29 Apr 1850, Bowmans Creek, Wyoming, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 50 years) Married 1837 [4] Last Modified 19 Sep 2024 Family ID F474 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 3 Susanna, b. 1810, Connecticut, USA , d. UNKNOWN Married Abt 1854 [13] Last Modified 19 Sep 2024 Family ID F476 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Notes - According to Ruth Brown's tree, the Brown family came from Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA to Kingston, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania in 1786. Thus James was most likely born in Kingston.
According to Plumb's 1885 History of Hanover Township, James Brown, son of Alexander Brown and Mary Tyler, "went to Wayne County." (sic, Wyoming County)
According to Joan Huston: "James was the first Protonotary (principal clerk notary or probate officer) for Wyoming County. Buried in the Old Brick Cemetery, Eaton Township, Wyoming County, Pennsylvania. according to the Wyoming County Historical Society. According to Alverta Brown Martin's book "Pacific Northwest Grandfathers", he was buried in the Harding Cemetery." The former is correct.
In 1830 (prior to the formation of Wyoming County), James Brown is found residing in Eaton, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, USA, with the following family: one male 0-4, one male 5-9, one male 30-39, two females 0-4, one female 5-9, 3 females 10-14, one female 30-39. James is the only Brown in Eaton in 1830. These ages coincide with James and his wife and children.
In 1833, there is listed a Justice James Brown. There is no other James Brown known to be residing in Eaton at the time, so it is presumed to be this James Brown.
In 1840 James was residing in Eaton, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, USA, with the following family: one male 10-14, one male 15-19, one male 40-50, two females 10-14, one female 15-19, two females 20-30, and one female 40-50. These ages coincide with James and his wife and younger children. He was residing nearby to his sister Jane Lee (nee Brown).
In 1850 (after the formation of Wyoming County), James was residing in Eaton, (now in) Wyoming, Pennsylvania, USA as a widowed farmer with his children Martha, James and Mary. His son, Ryder, was residing nearby in Tunkhannock, Wyoming, Pennsylvania, USA. His age was given as 18. He was a farmer and residing with E. Jenkins and family.
James death record gives his death as 29 JUN 1861, age 70 years, 9 months and 17 days.
Gravestone transcription from Old Brick Church Cemetery, Eaton, Wyoming, Pennsylvania, USA:
BROWN, James, Esq., d: 29 June 1861 70y 9m 17d "My Father Sleeps";
Martha, h/w, d: 31 Mar 1837 41y 9d (Illegible);
Mary, h/w, was drowned in Bowman's Creek 27 Apr 1850 50y 26d
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Sam Gibson, custodian of The Browns of Priesthill database at Ancestry (http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/4962108/person/-1517567580), shows this James Brown as son of Alexander Brown (12 JUN 1763 in Big Springs, Pennsylvania, USA - 1791 in Browns Mill, Pennsylvania, USA) and Mary Tyler with children born 1780-1791 (as per Huston). Gibson shows Alexander as a son of James Brown (1724-1780) and Mary McClelland. This latter James Brown being a grandson of John Brown of Priesthill via his posthumous son John Brown (1684-1740). There appears to be no basis in evidence to make such a connection and DNA evidence has now excluded our Browns from likely descent from Priesthill.
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"I have his death record from Wyoming County Historical Society that has his death as 29 June 1861 and he was 70 years 9 months and 17 days old. This date evidently appears on his gravestone Old Brick Cemetery Eaton Township, Wyoming County, Pennsylvania. He was married 3 times, first two wives died in 1837 and 1850. I have two different books that put his birthdate in September 1791." Per Joan Huston, email on 1/12/2008. Birth date is calculated using death date and age at death from gravestone.
- According to Ruth Brown's tree, the Brown family came from Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA to Kingston, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania in 1786. Thus James was most likely born in Kingston.
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Sources - [S7] Ancestry Family Trees, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.;).
Record for Asa Ryder Brown
https://search.ancestry.ca/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1030&h=170105229138&indiv=try - [S32] OneWorldTree, Ancestry.com, (Name: Name: Name: The Generations Network, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA;;;), Database online.
Record for Martha Amelia Ryder - [S31] Public Member Trees, Ancestry.com, (Name: Name: Name: The Generations Network, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2006;;;), Database online.
Record for Martha Amelia Ryder - [S32] OneWorldTree, Ancestry.com, (Name: Name: Name: The Generations Network, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA;;;), Database online.
Record for James Brown - [S62] 1850 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2009;), Database online. Year: 1850; Census Place: Eaton, Wyoming, Pennsylvania; Roll: M432_838; Page: 82B; Image: .
Record for James Brown - [S222] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;).
- [S7] Ancestry Family Trees, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.;).
Record for Ann Martha Brown
https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1030&h=24896894016&indiv=try - [S92] 1860 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2009;), Year: 1860; Census Place: Herrick, Bradford, Pennsylvania; Page: 353; Family History Library Film: 805080.
Record for James Brown
https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=7667&h=3296293&indiv=try - [S62] 1850 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2009;), Year: 1850; Census Place: Eaton, Wyoming, Pennsylvania; Roll: 838; Page: 82b.
Record for James Brown
https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=8054&h=5580848&indiv=try - [S299] 1830 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;), Year: 1830; Census Place: Eaton, Luzerne, Pennsylvania; Series: M19; Roll: 145; Page: 318; Family History Library Film: 0020619.
Record for James Brown
https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=8058&h=435334&indiv=try - [S222] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;).
Record for Jane Jenkins
https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=60525&h=185756875&indiv=try - [S222] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;).
Record for Caroline Amelia Avery
https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=60525&h=44048126&indiv=try - .
- [S7] Ancestry Family Trees, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.;).